Sam Presti on banning charges How many more limitations are we going to place on the defense Just a real question for the league what kind of game do you want to have Hopefully we can find ways to help the defense be a part of basketball too

Sam Amick on Run It Back discussing the 65-game rule Adam Silver's tone has been borderline defiant They could make an exception for Luka Doncic but bigger picture I think they're sticking to their guns

Thunder GM Sam Presti making some calls while watching the NBA Combine scrimmages

Brad Stevens today - There were a lot of teams in the NBA playing for draft positioning this year And that won't be the case next year The league is gonna be a lot better the regular seasons gonna be a lot harder

De'Aaron on the Blazers physicality If they're gonna be officiated and let them be physical just let us be physical back

Stan Van Gundy pushes back on Lukas All-NBA case The whole thing with his wife having a baby Cmon If those were the only games he missed fine Everybody has missed games for personal reasons We either have a line or we dont If we have a line then lets stick to it He didnt make it

Thinking Basketball With Wemby on the court the Spurs are holding teams to 17 points below their regular-season efficiency which is better than the '04 Pistons the statistically greatest defense of the last 50 years